yàn

archaic
technical

Meaning of

滟 means used in 'Yanyu Dui', a huge rock at the entrance of Qutang Gorge in the Yangtze River; rippling; overflowing (used in the compound 'lianyan'). Pronounced yàn.

  • used in 'Yanyu Dui', a huge rock at the entrance of Qutang Gorge in the Yangtze River
  • rippling; overflowing (used in the compound 'lianyan')

Character Info

Radical
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Components

Stroke Order

Definitions & Examples

Yàn
duī
céng
jīng
shì
cháng
jiāng
sān
xiá
zuì
zhù
míng
de
xiǎn
tān
zhī
 

Yanyu Rock was once one of the most famous navigational hazards in the Three Gorges of the Yangtze River.

1
jiǔ9
5
8
nián
zhěng
zhì
háng
dào
shí
 
yàn
duī
bèi
zhà
píng
 

Yanyu Rock was blasted away in 1958 when the waterway was being improved.